[TV orNotTV] Olympic Ratings

2012-08-11 Thread PGage
http://www.latimes.com/business/fi-ct-olympics-ratings-20120811,0,7036585.story Perhaps giving us some insight into the state of their business, The London Olympics are surprisingly going to be one fo the top 5 television events of all time, and the result is that NBC has a good chance of

[TV orNotTV] NBC's Ryan Cutaway

2012-08-11 Thread PGage
I record NBC's primetime Olympic telecast on the West Coast and start watching it about 60 to 90 minutes later. Tonight, somehwere in the middle third or so of the coverage, NBC broke into the lead up to a preliminary heat in one of the track events so Chuck Todd could make a someone breathless

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC's Ryan Cutaway

2012-08-11 Thread Brad Beam
- Original Message - From: PGage Was I watching a 3-hour old (when it was recorded on my DVR) announcement that the East Coast saw on the original (but still prerecorded) Olympic show? That seems unlikely to me, because it would mean that NBC knew about the Ryan announcement when

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC's Ryan Cutaway

2012-08-11 Thread David Lynch
AIUI, NBC broke in at 12:01 ET, immediately upon the conclusion of the prime-time telecast for the eastern and central time zones. I do not remember seeing it on my local station, although from what I saw on the closed-captioning at the bar I was at, they did lead the local news with word that it

Re: [TV orNotTV] Olympic Ratings

2012-08-11 Thread Tom Wolper
On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 5:32 AM, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.latimes.com/business/fi-ct-olympics-ratings-20120811,0,7036585.story Perhaps giving us some insight into the state of their business, The London Olympics are surprisingly going to be one fo the top 5 television events of

RE: [TV orNotTV] NBC's Ryan Cutaway

2012-08-11 Thread Melissa P
I'm not sure who's taking credit for what, but several days ago, Chuck Todd pretty much said that Ryan was the pick. -Original Message- From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Lynch Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 12:33 PM To:

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC's Ryan Cutaway

2012-08-11 Thread David Bruggeman
The Daily Show staff is stocking up on Guy Smiley puppets as we speak. David From: Melissa P takingupspace...@gmail.com Subject: RE: [TV orNotTV] NBC's Ryan Cutaway I'm not sure who's taking credit for what, but several days ago, Chuck Todd pretty much said

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC's Ryan Cutaway

2012-08-11 Thread PGage
On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 10:50 AM, Melissa P takingupspace...@gmail.comwrote: I'm not sure who's taking credit for what, but several days ago, Chuck Todd pretty much said that Ryan was the pick. What I saw from Todd in recent days were predictions about what Romney would do; last night was

Re: [TV orNotTV] NY news legend natural for NY cop show

2012-08-11 Thread televisiongirl
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Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Another music controversy in cable news

2012-08-11 Thread televisiongirl
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RE: [TV orNotTV] NBC's Ryan Cutaway

2012-08-11 Thread Melissa P
I'm not sure exactly when it was (several days ago), but Todd was doing a story on the 4 VP front runners. I can't remember what his exact words were, but he made one little comment which indicated that he had solid information that the pick was Ryan. When I heard it, I said to myself: So,

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC's Ryan Cutaway

2012-08-11 Thread Mark Jeffries
Even though I've been seeing this heading all day and know better, I thought for a second that was going to be more Seacrest-bashing. :) On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Melissa P takingupspace...@gmail.comwrote: I’m not sure exactly when it was (several days ago), but Todd was doing a story

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC's Ryan Cutaway

2012-08-11 Thread Bob in Jersey
Mark Jeffries, to Melissa P: Even though I've been seeing this heading all day and know better, I thought for a second that was going to be more Seacrest-bashing. :) [in Chief Johnson voice] *Thank yew!* -- BOB -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC's Ryan Cutaway

2012-08-11 Thread Tom Wolper
On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 4:02 PM, Mark Jeffries spotligh...@gmail.com wrote: Even though I've been seeing this heading all day and know better, I thought for a second that was going to be more Seacrest-bashing. :) Well I, for one, don't understand why Romney didn't pick Seacrest. -- TV or Not

Re: [TV orNotTV] NBC's Ryan Cutaway

2012-08-11 Thread PGage
On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 3:43 PM, Tom Wolper twol...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 4:02 PM, Mark Jeffries spotligh...@gmail.com wrote: Even though I've been seeing this heading all day and know better, I thought for a second that was going to be more Seacrest-bashing. :) Well

[TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Matthew Perry's Go On

2012-08-11 Thread Kevin M.
I found it to be on par with his other recent series Mr. Sunshine. It was good for a few laughs. The supporting cast in Mr. Sunshine was better, however. The only way I see this series standing a chance is if the support group adds new members and removes older ones on a regular basis. Bob